China‘s $62BN Water Transfer Project

Do you think this megaproject is a sucess? 🤔 And should the Western Route be built? 👇

When you look at the cost of these mega projects, see their scope and size, and then see how little is done with TRILLIONS of dollars in the US - it just baffles the mind.

This is what I admire about the Chinese: When they put their minds onto it, they'll make it.

I don't have the knowledge to judge Chinas projects. But I can see their success so far and the benefits for humanity they created. And as a result I trust in their competence.

This what a nation requires, proper planning and investments for growth in the country

10:36 - 10:43, the point is correct, there are indeed some adverse environmental impacts from the project, but the video footage is incorrect. There is no way a water resource is polluted like this in China. This could be true 40 years ago or so, but definitely not now. Today, if a river or lake was full of human waste as shown in the video, some people in the local government would be put into prison, that's for sure. Pollution like this is against the environmental protection law.

Regarding the pollution of water sources, The pollution scenes in the video are actually from areas in India, not China. The editing of the video is obviously not rigorous.

Just reminds me of how screwed we are as Americans when we can't tackle the most minor infrastructure project and everything China does is 50 B and makes headlines.

China built the Grand Canal, starting as far back as 2700 years ago. It was various canals all joined together and is over 1100 miles long. Its highest point is 42 metres - 138 feet - above the lowest point and since the Pound Lock was invented in China by the government official and engineer Qiao Weiyue in the year 960 (about 1260 years ago) ships could go up that elevation and back down the other side no problems. The Grand Canal is a UNESCO site.

you can say whatever you want about China but they go hard on big projects and are a very forward thinking people.

Can't wait to have the water canal from Tibet to Xinjiang be completed!

You're showing slums from other countries it's not even China because the CPC would never allow slums in China they are more focused on modernization and building more cities

There is no point in letting fresh water run in to the sea to become salt water when you are short of fresh water, the Chinese are trying to save as much fresh water as possible. I see this as a great project.

Hydraulic engineering is in the blood of the Chinese civilization. One of their mythical hero was literally a hydraulic engineer who tamed the raging Yellow River. How many mythical characters in other cultures and civilizations has engineers in it?

Magnifique synthèse sur ce transfert d'eau du Sud vers le Nord. C'est la seule solution pour avoir un développement du Nord ouest de la Chine mais aussi pour construire cette immense Muraille verte qui va faire reculer le désert au nord ouest de Beijing et donc de limiter les tempêtes de sable. J'ai visité 6 fois la Chine de 2011 à 2019 et aujourd'hui cette vidéo montre l'importance de l'eau et donc la Chine peut être fière des travaux réalisés: les barrages pour limiter les amplitudes des crues, la technique du pompage au pied des barrages pour stocker l'électricité produite par les éoliennes et panneaux solaires .... Beaucoup de ruraux ont migrés vers les villes mais aujourd'hui la Chine peut réaliser des aménagements touristiques incroyables et donc proposer une activité "lucrative" aux agriculteurs qui entretiennent la nature. Merci pour la vidéo!

one of my friend is taking in charge of this project currently. 1/3 of Beijing's groundwater has been filled. which was almost dry before. The surrounding environment is improving year by year .

Incredible. No Wonder China is a global leader in so many variables. They invest is themselves and their future. Offer a massive amount of careers for their ppl

I love how casual "If possible, it would be fine to borrow a little :)" sounds despite it being hundreds of kilometers of multi-billion-dollar work spanning over decades.

"South-North water transfer project" and "West-East electricity transmission project" are two major project in China's modern history. I am looking forward to see the other project in future videos!

China began to implement large-scale projects led by the state thousands of years ago, including the construction of developed agricultural irrigation systems, flood control, and the construction of the Grand Canal and Great Wall. This process has shaped China's collectivist tradition and generated strong organizational mobilization and resource allocation capabilities. Benefiting from these projects, China's productivity and total social output have significantly increased, That's why China has always been the most developed civilization in most of human civilization history